The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
Simon Newcomb
Publisher: Good Press
Summary
"The Reminiscences of an Astronomer" by Simon Newcomb Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University. This book serves as an interesting account of an astronomer's life and career in the nineteenth-century USA. The book takes the reader from early days and ambitions to success as a professor of astronomy.